¹Tarkus ehitas enesele koja, raius oma seitse sammast.

¹Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;

²Ta tappis tapaloomad, segas veini, kattis lauagi valmis.

²she hath slaughtered her cattle, she hath mingled her wine, she hath also prepared her table;

³Ta läkitas oma teenijad, laskis hüüda linna küngastel:

³she hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the summits of the high places of the city,

⁴'Kes on kogenematu, pöördugu siia!' Napiarulisele ta ütles:

⁴Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. To him that is void of understanding, she saith,

⁵'Tulge, sööge mu leiba ja jooge mu segatud veini!

⁵Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine that I have mingled.

⁶Jätke maha rumalus, et jääksite elama, ja käige arukuse teel!'

⁶Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence.

⁷Kes õpetab pilkajat, toob iseenesele häbi, ja kes noomib õelat, sellele jääb külge halb märk.

⁷He that instructeth a scorner getteth to himself shame; and he that reproveth a wicked [man] [getteth] to himself a blot.

⁸Ära noomi pilkajat, et ta sind ei vihkaks, noomi tarka, ja ta armastab sind!

⁸Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise [man], and he will love thee.

⁹Anna targale, ja ta saab veelgi targemaks, õpeta õiglast, ja ta võtab veelgi enam õpetust!

⁹Impart to a wise [man], and he will become yet wiser; teach a righteous [man], and he will increase learning.

¹⁰Issanda kartus on tarkuse algus ja Kõigepühama äratundmine on arukus.

¹⁰The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the Holy is intelligence.

¹¹Sest minu läbi saavad su päevad paljuks ja su eluaastad jätkuvad.

¹¹For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.

¹²Kui oled tark, siis oled tark iseenese jaoks; ja kui oled pilkaja, siis pead sedagi üksinda kandma.

¹²If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

¹³Meeletusenaine on rahutu, rumalus ei tunne midagi.

¹³The foolish woman is clamorous; she is stupid, and knoweth nothing.

¹⁴Ta istub oma koja uksel, istme peal linna küngastel,

¹⁴And she sitteth at the entry of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

¹⁵kutsudes möödaminejaid, neid, kes käivad otseradu:

¹⁵to call passers-by who go right on their ways:

¹⁶'Kes on kogenematu, pöördugu siia!' Ja napiarulisele ta ütleb:

¹⁶Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. And to him that is void of understanding she saith,

¹⁷'Varastatud vesi on magus ja salajas söödud leib on hõrk.'

¹⁷Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread of secrecy is pleasant.

¹⁸Aga teine ei teagi, et seal on kadunud hinged, et tema kutsutud on põrgu sügavustes.

¹⁸But he knoweth not that the dead are there; [that] her guests are in the depths of Sheol.